PeerMeeting

ACTION ITEMS

1. PEER - proposal/document outlining what we are going to do to meet their list of shortcomings.
   1. Better documentation in wiki format for both modeling and analysis to adderess concerns over peeor documentation and difficulty developers have in getting documentation uploaded.
   2. User requirements doc.
   3. OpenSees Lite - fewer choices with validated models
   4. Educate Users
      1. voice over workshop slides
      2. fcf on nonlinear analysis video
   5. Data Output to database - better doc & test usability.
   6. Possible GUI - Mahmoud to look at existing

1. NEES proposal

NOTES FROM PEER MEETING

OpenSource

1. Engage community spirit
2. Recognize limitations of open-source with regards to research based fe code
   1. Developers students who leave
   2. Developers working on individual classes
3. Given limitations how can we help.

Users:

1. User Requirements doc. Where do we get the requirements?
   1. Projects currently funded
   2. Anybody who might get a project
   3. NEES user forum
   4. Survey (surveymonkey)
   5. Industry
2. Documentaion
   1. wiki
      1. Peer to provide student for moving current documentation
   2. Filip nonlinear analysis video
   3. Links to papers (.pdf viewing in wiki)
3. GUI
   1. mahmoud to look at existing ones and comment.
   2. Interface with existing GID, GSA
   3. Develop new - ship to India
4. OpenSees Lite
5. Verification (could do color coding in wiki Green, Orange, Red of command)
6. Database Usage in recorders

Developers:

1. How to engage
   1. Carot & Stick
   2. If OpenSees more popular .. fact code in or code ranking, downlod count.
   3. Sell .dll
2. Meeting With Developers
3. How to give developers kudo's
   1. Website count downloads.
   2. Website Ranking